HI SCR1

Recognizes the day in 2025 of the second new moon after the winter solstice of 2024 as the Lunar New Year in Hawaii

Acknowledges that approximately 37.1 percent of Hawaii's population (over 500,000 residents) are of Asian descent and have contributed significantly to the state's social, economic, and cultural development

Notes that the Lunar New Year is celebrated by more than two-thirds of Chinese, Korean, Japanese, and Vietnamese Americans and provides an opportunity to renew family ties and wish for good fortune

Specifies that the Lunar New Year shall not be construed as a state holiday

References similar recognitions by the U.S. House of Representatives (2021 and 2023), California (state holiday in 2022), and New York (public school holiday in 2023)